Risky Offshore Drilling

According to a recent online article, just a little over a week ago the Obama administration announced plans to dramatically expand offshore oil drilling, particularly in the Arctic as well as in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This plan schedules 15 lease sales in six offshore areas where an oil spill would be nearly impossible to clean up. Obama's plan also encourages further reliance on oil and threatens species already stressed by the impacts of climate change. Most people are against this solely because of the polar bears. However, I am personally against such measures because I am most upset about the pollution of our waters. If there is any untroddened territory left on this earth, it is in our waters and I am personally anxious for a marvelous discovery of species one of these days.